Deputy Mayor of Tallinn Tanel Kiik announced on his Facebook page that he is going to the Riigikogu.
He wrote the following: “Sometimes in life you have to make difficult choices. One of them is now. I see that I could contribute to the promotion of life in Estonia both by being responsible for city property and transport as Tallinn’s deputy mayor and by realizing the mandate I received in the Riigikogu elections. My choice did not come easily, but it was time to make it, and today I informed both the chairman of the political party and the mayor of Tallinn about my decision.
I will start working in the soon-to-be-convened Riigikogu in order to contribute to the work of the Center Party faction and to achieving the role of opposition leader. I believe that I can offer important competence in the social and health fields and also be a constructive and critical partner to the government coalition that is being created. My original plan when I became assistant mayor was rather to continue in this position until the local elections. However, the political situation in the country and the party has changed significantly in half a year, and after consulting with dozens of party colleagues and friends, I still decided in favor of the parliament.
I sincerely thank the mayor of Tallinn, Mihhail Kõlvart, and the members of the city council for the opportunity to work in the city government. I did my best in developing free public transport and people-friendly mobility, increasing the crisis preparedness of city buildings, implementing energy saving measures, supporting Ukrainian municipalities and war refugees, and solving many other tasks. I also received confirmation that dedicated and professional people work in the Tallinn city system, who strive to improve the capital’s living environment and increase the well-being of city residents.
Thank you all for your cooperation and trust!”
